Radiocabinet



Feb. 2 1926.

A.H.HAAG

RADIOCABINET Filed Feb. 27, 1925 ATTO NEYS Patented Feb. 2, 1926..

UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

ALFBED H. HAAG, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF FIFTEEN ONE-HUN DREDTHS TO E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS, O F MERCHANTVILLE, NEW JERSEY.

RADIOGABINET,

Application filed February 27, 1925. Serial No. 11,998.

7 '0 all whom, it may concern.

Be'it known that I, ALFR D H. HAAG, a citizen of the United States, residin at Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore @ity,

as State of Maryland, have invented a new and useful Radiocabinet of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel construction of a radio-cabinet, wherein I make pro in vision for an angular front recess for supporting the radio-cabinet, or anel, which is usually highly finished and of an ornamental appearance, where it will be readily visible and at the proper height to enable the operator when sitting to manipulate the controls in tuning. in, said table being also provided in the rear at a point above the radio with a hood or amplifier enclosure, which conceals the loud speaker in the rear thereof, the rear at of the-table not only being adapted for the reception and-concealing of the loud speaker, but also for the reception and concealing of the A andB batteries, commonly employed.

It further consists of a novel adjustable support in the rear of the radio-cabinet, whereby any of the conventional sizes-of the loud speaker or amplifier elements can be adjusted vertically so as to position the exit of the loud speaker at the proper height with res ect to the grille or exit of the loud speaker 100d.

'In the above ends, my invention consists of a novel radio-cabinet having a front, above which isthe grille or exit for the rad1o productions behind which is the open space for the loud speaker and its adjustable sup port, while on either side of the latter are the battery compartments, all the space in the rear being open and readily accessible at all times.

It further consists of other novel features of construction and advantage, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings forms thereof which are at present preferred by me, since they have been found in practice to give satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalitics as herein shown anddescribed.

Figs. 1.and 2 represent front and rear per spective views respectively of a radio table embodying my invention. Fig 3 represents a perspective sectional view of a modificamy novel radio-cabinet 1, upon two front" legs 2, which are shorter than, the rear legs 3, and provide'the side panels 4, which are of angular shape, and are dovetailed, rabbeted, or otherwise secured to said legs, 5 designates the front horizontal radio supporting shelf, 6 the rear wall and 7 the horizontal top, said radio shelf 5 being positioned at the top of the front legs and the top members 7 being coincident with the top of the rear legs whereby a front angular radio receiving recess is produced. Upon the center of the top 7, I position the loud speaker dome inclosure or hood 8, which 18 open at its rear and provided with-the front preferably removable grille 9, the top 10, and the side walls 11, which at their junction with the top 7, are provided with the front corner brackets 12, which give a finished and ornamental appearance to the upper portion of the table. Y

The entire rear of the table 1 is preferably open and provided with the horizontal bottom wall 13 which supportsthe parallel vertical walls 14, which are provided withthe inner aligning horizontal ways 15, in which slldes the adjustable loudspeaker shelf or support 16, on which rests the base of the horn for loud speaker 17 whose exit 18 is positioned at the rear of the grille 9, In the large chamber 19 formed etween the bottom 13, the sides 4,; and the top 1nemly finished and attractive condition, it is not necessary or desirable to conceal them, and

b they can be exposed and placed onthe sup-- port 5, where the controls are at a readily accessible height for tuning in. lhe horn or loud speaker 17, can be readily installed upon its shelf or support 16 and adjusted so that its exit will be at the desired height with respect tothe grille 9, and the wiring connection common to the batteries and radio can be readily made through the openings 22 in the vertical wall 6. The batteries and loud speaker elements while entirelyconcealed from the front are readily accessiblefrom the rear for inspection, adjustment and repairs which rear space 1 preferably leave open as seen in Fig. 2, since the back of the there being plenty of leg room for the sitting operator underneath the table. By my novel invention, 1 dispense with all doors, and the expense of hingisirnd other hardware, as well as the attendant expense of fitting the same in position.

It will be observed from Figure 2 that the top edges of the upright walls 14 serve to su port the inner ends of the horizontal tops i, so that avery rigid and durable structure is produced.

In the construction seen in Figure 3, I have shown the drawer 24, as at one side of the front, and have shown a built in amplifier or loud speaker 25, having its exit end 26 positioned within the dome or hood- 8, while its inlet end 27 carrying the unit 28 is positioned in the front wall 29, so that theadjustable member as 30 of the unit is positioned at a conveniently accessible point just below the radio controls.

The device is, adaptable to any It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful radio apparatus table which embodies the features of advantage:- enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in the present instance, shown and described 'a pre ferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice'satisfactory and reliable results,

it is to-be understood that such embodiend and bottom portions thereof to form a single open compartment in the rear of said cabinet, ashelf for saidbody portion, means for vertically adjusting said shelf to accommodate horns of diiferent heights, and a grille in the front of saidcabinet section.

2. A radio cabinet, comprising a main body portionhaving an upstanding cabinet section surmounted thereon, ahorizontal table section extendin forwardly from the base of said body portlon, the said body .portion, cabinet section and tablesection being adapted to be open at the rear and being closed at the top, front, end and bottom portions thereof tojform a compartment in the rear of said cabinet, a horn support in said compartment, means'whereby said support may be adjusted to aecomodate horns of different heights, and a sound exit at the upper portion oflsaid upstanding cabinet section.

ALFRED H. HAAG. 

